The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-05-05
CALHOUN UNVEILED.
A GRAND CEREMONY AND A MAG
:. NIFICENT CELEBRATION.


Day.
(From the News and Courier, April 27)
Robed in sunshine, redolent with the
varied perfumes Of her numerous gar
dens famed hither and thithor by ex
hilarating breeze3 from the seq, Charles
ton, resting in the lap Of her encircline
bay, smiled o most gracious welcome tt
her guests on Calhoun Day. Never was
sky more clear or atmosphere more
balmy. 1t was as if ell the elements had
combined to make q glorious, perfect
day. The heavy rains Of Monday had
washed the paved streets as clean as a
new floor, showing off to great advant-
age this wonderful work Of Mayor
Courtenay's administration, and giving
the soldiers the best marching route to
be found in the country, while the rain
and>wind together had cooled the air so
as to make military exercise q pleasure
rather than q fatigue. Man seemed i'll
unison with the clements, and from early
dawn, when curious visitors began to
roam the streets, until late ut night,
lodgings, oil went smoothly and happily.
The assembly at the Battery, the pro
cession through tho streets, the cero-
monies at Marion Square, were all grand
spectacles, attended byimmense throngs
and successfully conducted.
At an early hour the city was astir
from the Battery to tho Forks of the
Road and from the Cooper to the Ash
ley, and long before the time for the
formation Of the procession gay crowds
were vending their way from the remoter
quarters Of the city to positions whore q
view could be obtained Of ono or the
other of the great events OF tho day.
Later, the streets were enliycnCd by
military companies marching so and fro,
and the music Of numerous bands filled
the air. BY II o'clock tho Battery and
Marion Square were black witt. the i'm
mense throngs of people, while. on both
sides of the mile and half of Meeting
street, along which the procession was
to move, and on East and South Battery
and King, Calhoun and Meeting streets,
enclosing Marion Square on three sides,
and tho Citadel on the other, every
piazza, balcony, window, parApet and
other point of vantage was occupied by
eager spectators. Many of these people
crowd fingered at. Marion Square until
the last act in the unveiiing ceremonies
had been performed. Notwithstanding
the excitement and enthusiasm OF the
day, and tho unprecedented nnmbor of
visitors i'll tho city, no accident or dis
turbanco OF any kind occurred to mar
the perfect success of the celebration.
Truly, the ladies of the Calhoun Mon
ument Association may congratulate
themselves on SO brilliant q termination
to their many years of earnest and con-
secrated labor. The asSembiag0 of dis
tlnguished persons was most notable,
the gathering Of visitors from all parts
of the State most hatterjng, the military
display the grandest that has been scon
in Charleston for many D long day, and
last, but not least, the orator and the
Grafton were worthy of the great man
whose memory was honored.
THE PROCESSION a MAGNIFICENT PAGEANT
Betimes III the morning the military
were making their preparations for rem
devious.
Promptly nj noon the vast crowd of
soldiers and citizens who were to take
part in the procession were got into line
and the grand pageant moved off i'll
three divisions.
Meeting street from the Battery was
by this time entirely blocked with peo-
pie. 1t is estimated that there could
have been not less than 10000 people
gathered along the route of the parade.
The approach of the column was herald
ed by an almost endless procession of
street cars, which had been parked at
the Battery terminus of the City Rail
way. Then came q single policeman and
the procession itself, which took thirty
five minutes to pass given point, and
which was composed as follows:
The chief marshal and assistants.
Governor Richardson and staff with
Adjutant General Bonham.
Music.
General Hugucnin and staff.
Music.
Regiment OF visiting troops compris.
ing the following companies:
l. Gordon Light Infantry, Of Winns
boro, Capt. W. G.. Jordan, Lieut.. j. w.
Seigler, 80 men. Uniform of dark blue
trimmed in light blue, white cross bolts
and blue and white opaulettea and blue
kepies with white feather plumes.
2. Governors Guards, of Columbia
Capt. Willie Jones, Lieuts e. e. CalvC
and Geo. X. Wright, 30 men. Uniform
cadet grey faced with black and trimmed
with gold, grey kepies, white plume8
epaulettes Of white and gold.
3. Richland Volunteer Rifles, Of Go
lumbla, Capt. Chas. Newnhan, Licuts
j. *. AlstOn and Ch&s. Cronenberg, 81
men. Uniform cadet grey trimmcd ant
faced with black and gold, white ant
gold epaulettes, cross belts and kepio
with white pompons.
4. Catawba Rifles, of Rock Hill, Capt
Allan Jones, Lieut.. r. L. Fewoll, B
men. Uniform cadet grey, faced an,
trimmed with green and gold.
5. GreenVille. Guards, Capt. J. M
Patrick, Lieuts. p. w. SeyIes and Wi VII
uniform. -,~ % '''''O'0'
6. Abbeville Rifles, Capt. w G M,
Gowan, Lieuts. A. w Smith and g ~ ),
Lythgoe, 30 men, State regulatio mn n
form.
7. Darlington Guards, Can't r. r
McIver, Lieut.. j. X. McIy6r. Actin
Lieut.. j. $. Burch, 80 men, Unif1T,
olive green, faced with buff and trimme
with gold, green kepies with white an